By Erbol: AGENCIA DE NOTICIAS AMBIENTALES Under the title Illegal Gold Mining in Yanacachi: From Attacks on Environmental Defenders to the Criminalization of Flower Producers, the documentary by Jimena Mercado and Adriana Gutiérrez narrates, in 45 minutes, the multiple socio-environmental impacts of extractive activities in the pre-Columbian municipality, as well as the systematic attacks on defenders…
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Paola Nogales: Studies jaguar genome | Estudia el genoma del jaguar
By Brújula Digital Bolivian biologist studies jaguar genome to save the species and fight trafficking Paola Nogales, a Bolivian biologist, is leading a pioneering investigation that uses genomics to trace the illegal trafficking of jaguars in Bolivia Paola Nogales in a laboratory. Photo: Tim Hartrick. Bolivian biologist Paola Nogales is leading a pioneering investigation that…
Llallagua, Potosí: Environmental disaster | Desastre ambiental
By El Potosi, Eju.tv: Potosí: Denouncement that environmental damage in Llallagua continues to grow Two weeks ago, a mudslide of environmental liabilities occurred under the responsibility of the Bolivian Mining Corporation (Comibol), which has so far done nothing to mitigate the damage. Source: https://elpotosi.net … https://eju.tv/2025/03/potosi-denuncian-que-el-dano-ambiental-de-llallagua-sigue-creciendo/ By El Potosi: Environmental disaster due to mudslide worsens in…
Glaciares con tiempo prestado: Capturando datos del hielo que desaparece | Glaciers on Borrowed Time: Capturing Data from Vanishing Ice
Por International Atomic Energy Agency: Glaciares con tiempo prestado: Capturando datos del hielo que desaparece en Bolivia Cada año, el glaciar Huayna Potosí en Bolivia continúa adelgazándose y retrocediendo cuesta arriba. Con el apoyo de la FAO y el OIEA a través del Centro Conjunto FAO/OIEA y el programa de cooperación técnica del OIEA, los…
Llallagua: “There is no lake anymore, it’s a canyon” | «Ya no hay el lago, es un cañón»
By Eju.tv: “There is no lake anymore, it’s a canyon”: The contaminated lagoon in Llallagua that caused the deadly mudslide has disappeared Despite several days having passed since the emergency, mud continues to slide down from the upper part of the Catavi District. The disaster left two dead and 47 homes buried under the mud….
Community members contaminated with arsenic, lead, and mercury will make their voices heard in the Legislature | Comunarios contaminados con arsénico, plomo y mercurio se harán escuchar en el Legislativo
By Vision 360: Mining contamination Three Indigenous organizations from Oruro, La Paz, and Potosí will arrive in La Paz this Friday to participate in a public hearing at the ALP. They will denounce the contamination affecting their residents as a consequence of mining. A highland resident undergoes an analysis to measure mercury damage. PHOTO: Cenda…
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